Greg D's Audio Snippets Last Update: 02/06/09

My main page is at: http://members.cox.net/oasysco

Aditional pages include:

http://www.geocities.com/oasysco

http://www.geocities.com/RelicbandOfVA.

(02/2009) - The song you are listening to when you load this page, The Best of Times, is one I wrote in 2006 using Roland's GR20 guitar synth. The only part I didn't play was the drums which came from the Digitech GNX3 MFX pedal, but the bass, sax, organ, strings, etc came for the GR33. As of 02/2009, I have an early 90's Roland GR-1 guitar synth. I've owned the GR33 and GR20 multiple times, but keep jettisoning them, though the GR33 is the better unit of the two. Now, with the GR1 I have alot more control over the resulting tones, but it will take me longer to get up and running on it since I have much more to suss out and less free time to do so.

For my old Springlake/Dulaney/Loyola buds, I didn't play a music instrument back when we knew each other. I took up guitar late in life at 20yo after moving to Virginia. I played for a few years and then put it away for nearly 20yrs to build a career and raise a family. I started back in semi-earnest in 1998/9. With my sporadic playing history and starting so late, I can only play but so well, but I enjoy myself and playing music is a great stress-reliever. It's one of my few pasttimes that magically turns 5 minutes into 2 hours without me noticing :)-

(06/2003) Having acquired a Digitech GNX3 multi-FX pedal with built-in 8 track digital recorder and smart media card memory, I have started to amass snippets of my playing. I've actually been doing this since 1998, but used cassette tapes. With the digital recorder, I can centralize my snippets and post them.

Most recent stuff

Original stuff using Roland G-1 (90's vintage) guitar synth, Squier Standard Telecaster with Roland GK3 synth pickup

Horns and stuff (06/2009)
Actual song I may work up (06/2009)
Experiment using drums on the synth (06/2009)
Horn section and synths (06/2009)
Organ, bass, guitar rhythm (06/2009)
I-IV-V Blues with horns, flute, bass, etc (06/2009)

Solo overa blues in Bb with walking bass (04/2008)
Evil ways revisited (04/2008)
GR20 Layered things (04/2008)
Fly me to the moon with walking bass (03/2008)
Fly me to the moon using GR20 (02/2007)
The Best of Times (original) using GR20 breathy sax, bass, organ, strings with drum machine on a Digitech GNX3 (12/2006)
GR20 layered thing (12/2006)
Another GR20 layered thing (12/2006)
Yet another GR20 layered thing (02/2007)
ES-175, some fakey bass patch on my GNX3 for a smooth jazz thing - sorta...
MSII vs Zoom GFX5 08/24/06; Cheap Squier strat; rhythm is formthe amp with chorus/reverb; clean solo is Yamaha Magicstomp, while OD lead is Zoom GFX5
GR20 salute to Michael Jackson 08/20/06, all GR20 except drum track
Cheap classical guitar 08/20/06, free classical guitar from Sam Ash
Solo over Take Five 08/20/06, GR20 for bass, ES-175 for rhythm, solo
Hymn to the sea My simplified arrangement in Dmajor using my Tacoma DM14CE 07/2006.
My tribute to Wishbone Ash Original, not so great tune 07/2006
Oirignal Acoustic piece My original acoustic tune (Dminor) using my Tacoma DM14CE.
Solo for "All Of Me" (A-section) using my Epiphone Elitist 1963 Reissue ES-335 with Gibson everything internally (05/2006)
Solo for "All Of Me" (A-section) using my Gibson ES-175 (05/2006)
Solo over chords to Jordu using my Epiphone Elitist 1963 Reissue ES-335
Rock rhythm that cries out for use of A-to-A mode from the D major scale (128K), ES-137-> Zoom GFX5 -> digital recorder
Mode solo over rhythm
Moonlight in VT, solo - (640K, 09/05), Robert Yellin's arrangement, ES-135LE -> Fender acoustaonic JR -> digital recorder
More recent stuff

A little Irish thing(196K, 12/11/04) Tacoma flattop
A little Irish thing with a lead(196K, 12/11/04) Tacoma flattop
Evil Ways solo(130K, 12/11/04) Tacoma flattop
My solo for Redneck Woman(50K, 12/11/04) ES-135LE
A Spanish sounding thing(116K, 12/11/04) Tacoma flattop
New Project

Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch(110K, 07/30/04) lead
Mustang Sally solo (195K, 07/30/04) synth lead
Turn it Off (660K, 07/30/04) Tanya's original music - poor recording; used GR20, mixed down with Guitar Tracks 2, guitar ES-135LE
House of the Rising Sun (intro, Frigid Pink style) (220K) Done on GNX3 and mixed down to a file using Guitar Tracks 2 on the PC, ES-135LE
Roland GR-20 guitar synth snippets

Clean Living (250K) - clarinet, bass, strings, guitar, drums
All GR20 sounds (250K) 8 tracks - GR20 patches: fiddle, piano, strings, percussion, typamni, clasical guitar
A tip o' the hat to KennyG #1(112K, 12/11/04) ES-135LE with synth
A tip o' the hat to KennyG #2(112K, 12/11/04) ES-135LE with synth
Smooth funk thing - (680K, 07/05), GR33 synth bass, synth line, ES-137P (P90) archtop, Zoom GFX-5, Fender Super Amp
Solo ovr Zombie -sax and guitar (135K) 2 tracks, breathy sax and guitar, 07/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Solo over Zombie w/violin and bass (137K) 2 tracks, violin, bass, 07/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Blues with guitar, bass, and organ (195K) 2 tracks, organ/bass and guitar, 07/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Another blues with Trombone (182K) 2 tracks, trombone and guitar, 07/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
A stab at a classical song (164K) 2 tracks, string section and a horn section, 07/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Jazz blues with Trombone (112K) 2 tracks, trombone and guitar, 07/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Intro in G (160K) 4 tracks, 2 types of violns, 1 regular guitar, and a precussion synth effect that gives the impression of a banjo (at least in this context), 07/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Horn Thing #2 (265K) Mult tracks, guitar on one, orchestral strings on another, a sax on one and an Indian flute on another, 04/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Voices (315K) One of the GR20's voice samples, 04/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Piano (150K) Mult tracks, guitar on one, GR20 bass sample on another, GR20's Fender Rhodes paino on another, 04/30/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Mean Streets (297K) Mult tracks, guitar on one, drums from GNX3 on another, orchestral strings on another, one type of horn on one and the GR20's organ/bass sample on another, 04/10/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Farewell to Friends (500K) Single guitar, string section, one track, 03/20/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
Horn thing (212K) Mult tracks, guitar on one, drums from GNX3 on another, orchestral strings on another, one type of sax on one and another sax on the last track, 03/21/04 - © 2004 GregD, ES-135LE
RELIC stuff

Stormy Monday (Allman Bros) Intro gutiar rhythm + a crappy distorted part aded to emphasize where a 2nd gutiar might fit. Es-135LE, Pat Jazz setting, 02/2004.
Alone (Heart) Intro piano part played on guitar - 01/30/03 done with my Ovation Baladeer (love that thing!) and the GNX3 set to the CLNCHORS.
Someday (Nickelback) my solo (first cut) - 12/14/03
Livin in the USA my intro (56K) - 11/17/03
Margaritaville my fills (156K) - 11/17/03
Mary Had a Little Lamb rhythm/solo (141K) - 09/13/03
Highway Song intro (115K) - 09/13/03
Born to be Wild rhythm/solo (104K) - 09/13/03
Move It On Over solo only (40K) - 09/13/03
Smoke on the Water rhythm/solo (112K) - 09/13/03, Deep Purple
Drive rhythm (112K) - 09/13/03, Incubus
Drive solo (56K) - 09/13/03, Incubus
Lights by Journey
Lights Journey (188K) - 09/09/03 - full band (less bass). Contains the bridge first (over which I'm playing the solo) followed by the verse.
Lights Journey (188K) - 09/09/03 - arpeggiated clean/chorus guitar for fills (less bass and overdriven rhythm guitar)
Lights chord progression (24K) - 09/09/03 - download and put into a graphics program for full size.

Think I'm in Love rhythm (162K) - 08/25/03, Eddie Money
Jazz

Ani's Dog Coffe with bass/drums (507K), 04/04/04, Ovation
White Christmas (187K), 12/20/03, ES135
Billie's Bounce (140K) - 11/17/03 - ES-135LE - just my solo over the most basic of changes (partly improvised)
Blue In Green (130K) - 08/28/03 - Real book changes, my solo (1st 1/2 precomposed, 2nd half improvised), HB35S
Blue Bossa (162K) - Real book changes; "Pat Jazz" patch, drums, and Gtr->Bass patch; 08/28/03 Washburn HB35S
Jazz BLues Thing (110K) - 08/21/03 - © 2003 GregD, ES-135LE
Steppin' Out (145K) - 08/10/03 - Little bluesy thing - Washburn HB35S and [Comp Cln] (I'm really coming to like that stock patch for jazz blues). Recorded at the middle quality level - affected the Bass->Gtr patch negatively. © 2003 GregD
RE: Smooth Vamp (250K) - 08/07/03 - Retake on Smooth Vamp, solo partially improvised after main melody... unfortunately, the guitar is just slightly out of tune between tracks. © 2003 GregD
Jazz Tone (120K) - 08/06/03 - truly pathetic attempt at jazz blues, but pretty decent big archtop jazz tone using, well, my big jazz archtop - Epi Broadway, 17" hollow body with replacement Gibson '57 Classic humbucks and the GNX3's [Comp Cln] patch. © 2003 GregD
Smooth Vamp (105K) - Unusual for me: 100% improvised solo. Really chorusey patch for the solo, my "organ" patch for the repeating bg line and the "Pat Jazz" patch for rhythm. 1993 Washburn HB35S. (08/03/03) © 2003 GregD
C Jam Blues (95K) - "Pat Jazz" patch for rhythm and melody. 2003 Gibson ES-135LE archtop.
Fake Fusion (191K) - Original snippet using the "Pat Jazz", "Gtr-Bass", and "FusionSolo" patches. 1993 Washburn HB35S archtop. © 2003 GregD
Jazzy Techno (115K) - "JoePass" patch from 08/03 Guitar One and Gibson ES-135LE. © 2003 GregD
Rock/Blues

Slow Blues (287K), 12/20/03, © 2003 GregD, ES135
Clean Blues (180K), 12/20/03, © 2003 GregD, ES135
$99 Squire Strat (118K), 12/20/03, © 2003 GregD, SQ sTrat
The Game (160K), 12/20/03, © 2003 GregD, ES135, vocals
The Deal (155K), 11/28/03, © 2003 GregD, ES135, vocals
Rock It (175K), 11/17/03, © 2003 GregD, ES135
Who knows? (160K), 11/17/03, © 2003 GregD, ES-135
Scary thing (60K), 09/13/03, © 2003 GregD, Washburn HB35S
Hold On (242K), 08/30/03, © 2003 GregD, Washburn HB35S
This tune displays angst about the condition of the common man and is called "Hold On". No deep philosophical message other than sometimes you feel like you've just had enough.
[intro]
[verse]
Hats off to the man on the street
      Don't you think he's had enough?
Hats off to our boys in Tikrit
      Don't you think they've had enough?
[chorus]
Hold on, don't you know I'm comin' for you
Hold on, can't you see I'm gunnin' for you
Hold on, don't you feel I'm runnin' through you
      Now...
[verse]
Hats off to the farmers in fields
      Don't you think they've had enough?
Hats off to the ladies who heal
      Don't you think they've had enough?

Louisiana Hard Rock (250K), 08/27/03, © 2003 GregD, Washburn HB35S
Funk Thing (100K) © 2003 GregD, ES-135LE
Rock Thing (100K) © 2003 GregD, ES-135LE
Southern Rock riff (64K) stock Washburn HB35S archtop © 2003 GregD
Hard Rock riff #1 (117K) stock Washburn HB35S archtop © 2003 GregD
Hard Rock riff #2 (76K) stock Washburn HB35S archtop © 2003 GregD
Acoustic
Note: ClnChors patch - made amp "A" be direct.

Pedal Tone (200K) 02/04/04 - Example of a pedal tone recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer. © 2004 GregD
Summer Evening (120K) 11/17/03 - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer. © 2003 GregD
The Prince Rides (202K) 11/17/03 - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer. © 2003 GregD
Take Me Back (150K) 08/29/03 - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using Pat Jazz and ClnChors patches. © 2003 GregD
[intro lick/melody]
[verse]
Take me back, take me back to the old days [1st voice]
      Dontcha you know, it 'aint never gonna be that way [2nd voice]
I miss the times, miss the times that we used to have [1st voice]
      Cantcha see, it 'aint ever gonna be that way [2nd voice]

[chorus]
Hold on like you used to
      I know that you will
Be strong like you used to
      Things get better still

Whoa-whoa...
[intro lick/melody] 2 guitars playing octaves
[verse]
Take me back, take me back to the better times [1st voice]
      Dontcha you know, you 'aint never gonna feel that way [2nd voice]
I wanna be, be the way that it used to be [1st voice]
      Cantcha see, it 'aint ever gonna be that way [2nd voice]

New Acoustic (150K) 08/27/03 - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using Pat Jazz and ClnChors patches. © 2003 GregD
Walking in the Sand (250K) 08/06/03 - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using Pat Jazz and ClnChors patches. © 2003 GregD
Satin Dreams (166K) 08/06/03 - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using the ClnChors patch. Just some 7th harmony with a simple, single line melody. © 2003 GregD
Acoustic Peace (140K) - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using Gtr-Bass and the ClnChors patches. © 2003 GregD
Island acoustic thing (134K) - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using Gtr-Bass and the JoePass patch from the August issue of Guitar One. © 2003 GregD
Folk thing (280K) - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using the ClnChors patch. © 2003 GregD
Requiem for a Friend (175K) - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using the ClnChorus patch. Lots of clams because I only play it about once per month so as not to forget it. © 2003 GregD
Classical Crap (250K) - original recorded on the GNX3 with my Ovation Baladeer using the ClnChorus patch. Even more clams because I only play it about once every 2 months so as not to forget it. © 2003 GregD
Tame Horses (140K) - original recorded on the GNX3 with my electric guitar using a chorusey patch I created as well as the stock Matched patch. © 2003 GregD
Alternative

DiveBomb (98K) I discovered the Divebomb patch (08/10/03)
Mushy Love Song (285K) New local band - Tuesday's Turnout - cover of "Mushy Love Song" (son's band; he's the drummer)
Dad 'n Daughter riff (58K) Dad 'n Daughter collaborate on a riff. Daughter plays the psychadelic riff in the BG while Dad plays the really bad solo - weird tune, but one of my faves - because??? Of course, it's a Dad 'n Daughter riff :)
Lessons
Lesson #2: GMaj, Aminor, CMaj, DMaj. Same chord progression as given out in lesson #2. Approached with a slightly different feel for the solo only.

Rocky solo (144k) 03/27/04
Acoustic guitar solo (144k) 03/27/04
Violin-like solo (144k) 03/27/04

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